Sep 30
In this second and final part I'll demonstrate some of the loop-specific tools I've found in Ardour, Reaper, and Audacity. Tutorials and links to project demos are included, so warm up your headphones and let's get loopy.
Sep 30
Congratulations to Halo 3 as its success is nothing short of a Hollywood blockbuster movie opening week. Microsoft’s Halo 3 has racked up $170 million in record sales in the first 24 hours. That amount still doesn’t include international releases. This is bigger than Spiderman 3’s $ 151 million opening weekend.
If you still don’t have an XBox 360, this is a good reason to get one. Also, your XBox 360 combined with your Windows Vista computer can bring you TV broadcast over the internet.
Again, congratulations to Microsoft.
Sep 30
Sep 30
In case you have a copy of Windows Vista Service Pack Beta 1, below are the things you should know:
1. It usually takes 45 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes depending on a number of factors like hardware, applications installed, available memory and as such.
2. It makes three reboots
3. You should have at least 7 GB of free hard disk space
4. The first 30 minutes of installation would usually be for Windows Vista preparation and during that time you can still use your PC.
5. There is no timer for the installation
Sep 30
One of the most important recent events in the world of free software has been the release of version 3 of the GNU GPL. There were fierce arguments about its utility while it was being drawn up, and although the rhetoric has abated somewhat, there is still a big question mark over its eventual success. Some evidence suggests that GPLv3 uptake is coming along nicely, while other reports indicate a reluctance to adopt it (but note also Matt Asay's neat reconciliation of these contradictory messages). To see what's likely to happen in the long term, it's useful to look back at the past history of licence adoption.
Sep 30
I hate the large start menu icons and as such I decided to change them. You should be able to change them by right-clicking on the start menu, click on properties and while the “Start Menu” is chosen click on the “customize” button.
Scroll to tha last item and uncheck “Use Large Icons”. You should be able to see changes after you click on the ok and apply button.
Sep 30
Windows Vista gives you the option to customize your Windows Vista folders according to different types namely Documents, Pictures and Videos, Music Details, Music Icons,
You should be able to do this by right-clicking on the folder, properties and go to the customize tab. From there you should be able to choose the folder template to use. Also, you have the option to cascade the option to its sub-folders.
Sep 30
During my first use of Windows Vista I found the new start menu awkward. I only like the idea of the search menu, but other than that, I still like the old XP look.
You can bring it back by right-clicking on the start menu, properties, choose Classic Start Menu and click on apply button.
Although I like the old structure of the classic menu of XP, what I do not like is how the color blends to the new Vista theme. Had they made the color the same as Vista while using the structure of XP, it could have been great for me.
Sep 29
Wendy Seltzer asks, Which is more open: the Nokia N95 or the iPhone? Regardless of the answer, I'm wondering if there's an objective way to score openness... perhaps a kind of in-the-wild folksonomic list of deal-makers and deal-killers.
Rather than bias the list, I thought I'd just put the idea out there to start with, and see what variables ya'll would like to see on the list.
Sep 29
Rubinius is important. A whole lot of folks agree. Ola Bini wrote up a whole post about how important he thinks it is. In it, he writes: